WWKB

WWKB (formerly WKBW) is an AM radio station in Buffalo, New York, operating on a frequency of 1520 kHz. It is owned and operated by Entercom Communications. It has a transmitter in Hamburg, New York while it has studios located on Corporate Parkway in Amherst, New York. WWKB is a Class A station broadcasting on the clear-channel frequency of 1520 kHz.

WWKB, as of September 2013, carries an almost straight feed of ESPN Radio with local sports play-by-play, complementing sister station WGR.

Early history

WKBW was founded in 1922 as a religious station, operating at the frequency of 1380 kHz. As the story goes, founder Clinton Churchill applied to the Department of Commerce for a license to operate under the call signs WAY. That call sign, however, was being used for a ship at sea, so instead, Churchill chose the letters "WKBW," which were next in the random assignment pool. Churchill proclaimed the call letters to stand for "Well Known Bible Witness"; later usage referred to the middle letters "KB" standing for King of Buffalo (alluding to its 50,000 watt broadcast power).